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The former Queen of Jordan, Queen Noor, while speaking about her life, comes across as a contemplative, thoughtful woman determined to make a difference in the lives of millions of women across the Middle East. Born and bred in an American-Arab family in California, US, the Queen had a troubled relationship with her father but she regards her life as the second wife of King Hussein as memorable.

The Kosovo, Serbia settlement negotiated by the G-8 countries is cause for relief but not celebration. The provocative withdrawal of humanitarian observers and North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) bombing enabled Prime Minister Slobodan Milosevic to accelerate the Kosovar expulsions radically. The new arrangement confers only a vague promise of "substantial autonomy," and Yugoslavia retains sovereignty over Kosovo indefinitely. The state-by-state battle over the nation's $206-plus-billion-a-year power business reached critical mass when California brought competition to its electricity markets in 1998. Ohio has proven unexpectedly ferocious in resisting this utility blackmail.

This article focuses on prevailing political conditions in the U.S., as of March 8, 1999. Within hours of Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist's announcement of the U.S. President Bill Clinton's acquittal, a multilateral chorus announced it was time to move on. With the impeachment slogfest over, Congressional Democrats, particularly the liberals, once again face the ever-aggravating matter of theft thorny relationship with Clinton. For months Clinton's most generous supporters have been left-leaning House Democrats, including Barney Frank and the Congressional Black Caucus.

Looks at Kosovo, Serbia in the wake of the Yugoslav War and bombings from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Kosovo as a battlefield; Demolition; Burned homes; Signs of NATO's bombings; Exodus of Albanians from Kosovo.

Looks at drugs that target the brain chemical serotonin. The importance of serotonin to the functioning of the human psyche; The symptoms that are caused by a lack of serotonin; Antidepressants including Elavil, Prozac, Zoloft and St. John's wort; Appetite suppressants including Redux and fenfluramine; The discovery of lethal side effects associated with Redux and fenfluramine. INSET: Beyond Prozac..

Examines the civil trial of O.J. Simpson following the February 4, 1997 verdict of liability that the jury handed down. The strategy that plaintiff lawyers Daniel Petrocelli and Peter Gelblum used; The defense strategy of Robert Baker; Key evidence; Evidence not used; Petrocelli and plaintiff Fred Goldman's comments regarding the case; The Goldman and Brown families' response to the guilty verdicts; Results of a Time/CNN poll.

Reports on developments in the civil wrongful death suit against O.J. Simpson, particularly Simpson's taking the stand. How Simpson handled the intense questioning; The surprises in the civil trial; The rulings of the Superior Court Judge Hiroshi Fujisaki; Some of the witnesses that have testified; The use of evidence by the plaintiffs; Other aspects of the trial.

Deals with research with regards to aging. The changing view of aging that has come about as a result of this research; The work of Siegfried Hekimi at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, evolutionary biologist Michael Rose at the University of California at Irvine, and molecular physiologist George Roth; Free radicals; Caramelization; The cellular-damage model of aging. INSETS: What's available now;What may be next;Cancer: The good news, by Dick Thompson.

Emphasizes that the O.J. Simpson trial has generated two utterly opposed views of who is guilty--Simpson for murder, or the Los Angeles police for tainting the evidence against him. The view that both views might be true, but submerged by the emotions stirred up by the trial; Mark Fuhrman's critical role in collecting evidence; The possible verdict outcomes; Urging of `jury nullification' by defense lawyer Johnnie Cochran; Main points for jury to discuss.

Discusses the importance of the Mark Fuhrman tapes which were recorded between April 1985 and July 1994 by Laura Hart McKinney. Series of tape-recorded conversations about police technique, Fuhrman-style; Why defense claims O.J. Simpson is an innocent victim of a racist police conspiracy; Prosecution's panic; Judge Ito's wife's cameo in the tapes; Irrelevance of Fuhrman's racism to Simpson's guilt. INSET: Excerpt: A taste of venom.

Focuses on the trial of O.J. Simpson and discusses aspects of the prosecution's case and the defense's case. Reaction of Prosecutor Marcia Clark to actions by Johnnie Cochran, who unveiled 14 new witnesses in his opening arguments; The scene in Judge Ito's courtroom; Evidence that the defense is prepared to push the case to the limits of legality.

This article presents information on world politics. The Judiciary Committee of the United States appeared certain at press time to vote out at least one, and possibly as many as four, articles of impeachment. The draft charges included perjury, abuse of power and obstruction of justice. British Home Secretary Jack Straw has held firm and allowed a quarter-century of pent-up justice to take its course against former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet. At last the 83-year-old former general will have to account for the more than 3,000 corpses that mark his legacy.

'The Kosovo refugees must be allowed to return to their homes, to live in safety and security.' Those words, emanating from a television set, sounded strange as they echoed through [...]

Dixie Chicks singer Natalie Maines delivered her views against the Iraq war led by the Bush administration during a London concert. Aside from garnering rave reviews, the Dixie Chicks tour has given the group an opportunity to openly present their views, and continue the same courageously.

Evaluates the O.J. Simpson trial since the resting of the prosecution's case. The successful presentation of the defense team led by Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. in establishing reasonable doubt by offering alternate crime scenarios as well as poking pinholes in the testimony; Questioning whether or not Simpson will testify; Hopes for an outright acquittal; Appearance of forensics expert Henry Lee as the grand finale for the defense.

Highlights the attempt by fire and law enforcement officials in Southern California to identify and arrest the culprits responsible for 20 major blazes regarded as set by arsonists. Why arsonists set fires; Letter sent to California public officials; Arson a crime that erases its own evidence; Bounty offered by Governor Pete Wilson; Work of profilers and computers vs old-fashioned police work.

Population Media Center (PMC), founded in 1998 by Bill Ryerson, is dedicated to promote family planning, safe sexual practices and the elevation of women's status worldwide. PMC, which works in Africa, Asia and Latin America, produces radio and television dramas that bring positive messages and education to an impoverished population that is starved for both.

Wanda Sykes is a writer and performer whose stand-up career began at a talent showcase where she performed for the first time in front of a live audience. Working as a comedy writer and winning many renowned awards to her credit, she saw that women's voices were often ignored in writing rooms and is working towards improving their status.

Kuwaiti women would have to wait until the 2007 parliamentary elections for executing their political right to vote despite futile efforts made by the country's women activists. In the Kuwaiti democracy the parliament is using its freedom to deny women from voting.

Focuses on the life and works of Queen Noor, a human rights advocate in Washington D.C. Family background; Commitment to human rights and campaigns to improve the lives of women in the Middle East; Achievements in life.

Presents a profile of Soraya Parlika, a woman in Afghanistan who is helping other women. Description of her efforts in defending women's rights; Recognition she has received for her work.

Discusses the significance of the increase in the number of multicultural citizens in the United States. Projection that whites would no longer hold the majority of the U.S. population midway trough the 21st century; Breakdown of the classic line between blacks and whites into a polygon of dueling ethnicities. INSETS: You can't be a fairy.;Who would `see the Asian in me'?;A mother's cry: `My son is three races'..

Argues that the rift between President Bill Clinton and David Mixner epitomizes the ambivalence many gays felt last week as they gathered for Sunday's march in Washington. Mixner raised $3.5 million for Clinton in gay support; His criticism of Clinton for backpedaling over gay military service; Mixner's reaction to Clinton suggestion on treating military gays differently than heterosexuals; Gay bargaining power based on two claims; Tenor of the demonstration.

Announces Food and Drug Administration chief David Kessler has declared a moratorium on silicone breast implants and has urged manufacturers to halt marketing the devices and surgeons to stop inserting them in women. Spain and Australia followed suit, while Canada, Britain and France are reviewing their policies. Recent legal proceedings against Dow Corning Wright, US implant manufacturer; Silicone leakage and migration; Comments. INSET: Making the best choice..

Reports on the controversy surrounding Proposition 226 which is being voted on in California in 1998. How the proposition would require unions to get annual written permission from each member before using any part of membership dues for political purposes; Reasons for the controversy; Politicians involved; Comments.

Looks at the arrest of Larry Wayne Harris and his history of being connected with the development of anthrax. The arrest of Harris in 1995 in connection with the possession of bubonic-plague bacteria; The arrest of William Leavitt Jr. along with Harris; Harris seen as a self-styled microbiologist with white supremacist sympathies; Comments by Harris.

Discusses the book `The Gift of Fear,' by Gavin de Becker. The role of fear in protecting oneself; The unease that people in the United States feel concerning violent crime; Types of violent crime and the signs to look for in each of them.

Focuses on a series of articles written for the San Jose, California newspaper `Mercury News,' by Gary Webb, which alleged that the crack epidemic in Los Angeles was started by Nicaraguan drug suppliers who used their profits to support the antigovernment rebels known as the contras. Possible CIA links to the drug suppliers; Reactions to the story; The recantation of some of the story's veracity by editor Jerry Ceppos.

Discusses the financial status of O.J. Simpson in February 1997. His claims in the civil trial against him that he is broke; The actual financial status of Simpson, as discovered by a `TIME'/CNN investigation; How Simpson is worth three million dollars; The only property that could be seized by the plaintiffs for financial retribution should Simpson be found guilty being the condominium of Simpson's mother Eunice.

Discusses two right-to-die cases scheduled to be heard by the US Supreme Court in January 1997. Details of the cases, Vacco v. Quill and Washington v. Glucksberg; The Court's handling of Cruzan v. Missouri Department of Health in 1990; Comments from physician and assisted-suicide proponent Timothy Quill; Amicus briefs filed by organizations; Arguments for and against bans on assisted suicide; Attorneys Laurence Tribe and Kathryn Tucker.

Focuses on the mutiny staged by jurors in the Simpson double murder trial. Juror anger about the dismissal of three deputies who were guarding the group; Number of jurors that have been dismissed since the trial began; Judge Lance Ito, and criticisms from some corners that he may have been talking too freely with the jurors; Other issues.

Comments on the role of F. Lee Bailey in the O.J. Simpson trial. The clashes that Bailey had with Marcia Clark which at times showed Bailey as enraged or embarrassed; The ability of Mark Fuhrman to withstand Bailey's grueling interrogation; More.

Comments on the publication of the book `I Want to Tell You,' by O.J. Simpson. Discussion of the self-justifying book that will help bankroll Simpson's defense; The book `Raging Heart,' by Sheila Weller, which was written with the approval of Nicole Brown Simpson's family; Sales of Simpson memorabilia; More.

Discusses a hearing in the trial of O.J. Simpson which will focus on the question of whether the jury will hear evidence that Simpson had beaten and threatened Nicole Brown Simpson throughout their relationship; Documents presented to Judge Lance Ito.

Reports on the death of Andrew Cunanan, lead suspect in the murder of designer Gianni Versace. Details on Cunanan's whereabouts after the death of Versace; Personal background; Other deaths linked with Cunanan; Factors that motivated Cunanan to kill.